Electrodeposited CdTe solar cells using low-purity Cd precursors & the effect of chemical purity by Ashfaque E. Alam, Hussain I. Salim, Ayotunde A. Ojo, Imyhamy M. Dharmadasa

“…It has been observed that the use of very high-purity precursors can ensure considerably higher performance; however, it is possible to play an important role in the performance versus cost trade-off using low-purity chemicals too.…”
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Study of vascular endothelial dysfunction in children with beta-thalassemia major before and after quercetin therapy by Fatma Al Zahraa Sherai, Maaly Mabrouk, Ibrahim Badraia, Adel Hagag, Eman Elaskary

“…Oxidative stress has a crucial role in the β-thalassemia pathophysiology. It occurs due to erythroid expansion along with ineffective erythropoiesis. …”
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Cost-Effectiveness of Apomorphine Sublingual Film as an “On-Demand” Treatment for “OFF” Episodes in Patients with Parkinson's Disease by Andrew Thach, Noam Kirson, Miriam L. Zichlin, Ibrahima Dieye, Eric Pappert, G. Rhys Williams

“…APL was dominant over CVT-301 in terms of incremental cost per “OFF” hour, and dominant over both CVT-301 and SC-APO in terms of incremental cost per QALY gained. …”
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Characteristics of VOCs and their Potentials for O3 and SOA Formation in a Medium-sized City in Eastern China by Peilin Chen, Xinye Zhao, Ou Wang, Min Shao, Xinxin Xiao, Shanshan Wang, Qin’geng Wang

“…The results show that the mean VOC concentration was much lower in the urban center than in the suburbs. Generally, proportions of both alkenes and aromatic hydrocarbons were higher and proportion of alkanes was lower in Huai’an than that in big cities, indicating emissions from solvent usage and industrial process play a more important role in the medium-sized city. …”
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Effectiveness of a Foam Roller Warm-Up in Professional Basketball Players: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Daniel Casado, Ivan Nacher, Juan Pardo, Javier Reina

“… # Hypothesis/Purpose The main purpose of the study was to observe the effects of the utilization of a foam roller during the warm-up on ankle mobility and lower limb stability, and secondarily, to assess if any induced effects were sustained over time…”
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Initial versus Subsequent Injury and Illness and Temporal Trends Among Professional Hockey Players by Chelsea Martin, Allison Lieb, John Tokish, Ellen Shanely, Stefan Kluzek, Gary Collins, Garrett Bullock

“…Clinicians should be aware that 'lower body' injuries increased over time; therefore, injuries to the groin/hip/thigh or knee are likely underreported…”
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Impact of positive CD4 cells on event‐free survival in follicular lymphoma patients by Cong Li, Na Guo, Shuiyun Han, Haifeng Yu, Tao Lei, Xi Chen, Shuailing Peng, Haiyan Yang, Meijuan Wu

“…Compared to patients with <20% of positive CD4 cells, patients with ≥20% of positive CD4 cells exhibited a significant lower risk of early failure (2‐year EFS rate: 56.7% vs 73.5%, p = 0.047). …”
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Association between Dietary Total Antioxidant Capacity and Odds of Preeclampsia: A Case-control Study by Mahshid Taherkhani, Farzaneh Montazerifar, Azita Hekmatdoost, Bahram Rashidkhani, Abolfazl Payandeh, Mansour Karajibani

“…Evidence suggests that oxidative stress may be involved in the development of preeclampsia; however, the role of dietary total antioxidant capacity (DTAC) on preeclampsia risk has not yet been elucidated. …”
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Responses of potato root architecture and physiological indexes to drought stress at different growth stages by LI Jiaxin, ZHANG Tianci, REN Xiaoyue, LI Sixuan, CHEN Yanyun

“…[Results] The plant height, stem diameter, total root length, total root surface area, and total root volume of the potato were found to be significantly lower than those of the control throughout the reproductive period under drought stress. …”
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Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Hypoallergenic Milk Formulas for the Management of Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy in the United Kingdom by Rui Martins, Mark P. Connolly, Eleanor Minshall

“…Results were reported as cost per additional child free from allergic manifestations at 3 years and cost per additional immune tolerant child at 3 years. **Results:** In the base case, infants receiving EHCF+LGG were associated with lower NHS resource use and improved CMPA tolerance. …”
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Long-term efficacy and safety of endoscopic surgery versus small bone window craniotomy for spontaneous supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhage: a meta-analysis and trial sequentia... by Chen Guo, Yang Bai, Xiaobin Zhang, Pinjing Zhang, Song Han, Di Fan

“…Conclusions The meta-analysis and TSA indicate that ES offers better long-term efficacy, shorter operation times, less blood loss, and a lower rate of pneumonia compared to SBWC. …”
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Time-varying harmonic impedance estimation based on locally-geographically weighted regression by XU Fangwei, XIE Pei′ang, WANG Chuan, LIU Kai, GUO Kai, FAN Lijuan

“…Locally weighted regression (LWR) is then applied to initially estimate the utility harmonic impedance and background harmonic reference values. Secondly, the impedance reference value is used to modify the regression equation to reduce the under determination of the original regression equation. …”
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Atmospheric Wet Deposition of PCDD/Fs in the Ambient Air by Xueying Tian, Kangping Cui, Hwey-Lin Sheu, Yen-Kung Hsieh, Fanxuan Yu

“…The above results show that the total PCDD/Fs-WHO2005-TEQ concentrations in the rain are significantly lower in summer, which is mainly due to the fact that in summer, the total PCDD/Fs-WHO2005-TEQ concentrations in the air are lower, and the proportion of the gas phase is increased. …”
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Medio-Lateral Hamstring Muscle Activity in Unilateral vs. Bilateral Strength Exercises in Female Team Handball Players – A Cross-Sectional Study by Brian Sørensen, Per Aagaard, Lasse Malchow-Møller, Mette Kreutzfeldt Zebis, Jesper Bencke

“…Specific hamstring strength exercises may show high ST activity, however the effect of unilateral vs. bilateral exercise execution on ST activation remains unknown…”
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Rates of Stellar Tidal Disruption Events around Intermediate-mass Black Holes by Janet N. Y. Chang, Lixin Dai, Hugo Pfister, Rudrani Kar Chowdhury, Priyamvada Natarajan

“…The IMBH TDEs from galactic nuclei have an overall volumetric rate comparable to SMBH TDEs at ∼10 ^−7 Mpc ^−3 yr ^−1 , and off-center IMBH TDEs from globular clusters have a volumetric rate that is one or two orders of magnitude lower, assuming that their occupation fraction varies within 10%–100%. …”
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The Effects of Adverse Events and Associated Costs on Value-Based Care for Metastatic Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma by Prachi Bhatt, Jared Hirsch, Paul Cockrum, George Kim, Gabriela Dieguez

“…Patients receiving gem/abrax were older and had higher baseline Charlson Comorbidity Index scores; however, other factors may be important in driving cost differences. …”
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Epidemiology of urinary tract infections in the Middle East and North Africa, 1990–2021 by Fatemeh Amiri, Saeid Safiri, Reza Aletaha, Mark J. M. Sullman, Kamaleddin Hassanzadeh, Ali-Asghar Kolahi, Shahnam Arshi

“…The larger burden in lower SDI countries highlights the urgent need for targeted public health interventions. …”
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Metabolomics-based study on the effect of low-voltage electrostatic field treatment on the storage quality of postharvest square bamboo shoots by Xi Wang, Yingchun Mu, Wei Su, Xing Lei, Zuhao Wang, Pulai Zhang

“…Results showed that with prolonged storage, the LP-treated group had lower activities of peroxidase, phenylalanine ammonia-lyase, and lower levels of malondialdehyde, cellulose, and lignin compared to the control group, while superoxide dismutase and catalase activities and shear force values were higher. …”
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Forest restoration efficiency: A comparative analysis of collectively vs. individually managed forests in Nepal by Sony Baral, Saurav Lamichhane, Bir B. Khanal Chhetri, Bikash Adhikari, Kalyan Gauli, Rebecca M Ford

“…Surprisingly, female-headed households in collectively managed forests reported lower net income compared to those in individually managed forest areas. …”
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A Comparison of Resting Scapular Posture and the Davies Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test by John D Heick, Jenna Haggerty, Robert C Manske

“… # RESULTS One way analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed statistically significant differences in Type I and Type IV Kibler scapula classification for the CKCUEST power score, however when an ANCOVA controlled for body mass index, there was no statistically significant difference. …”
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